2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, April 2024

Glossary

18 Glossary The following Glossary of terms is provided as an aid in understanding and interpreting the Comprehensive Plan by defining terms that may not be familiar to all readers, or by clarifying their usage in the Plan. The glossary is not intended to be an instrument of policy. Definitions found in this glossary were adapted from several sources, including A Planners Dictionary (Michael Davidson and Fay Dolnick, editors; American Planning Association, 2004); the websites for the Federal Highway Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the International Association of Landscape Ecology; and Wikipedia. The hyperlinks below provide an aid to navigation for the on-line and PDF versions of the Plan. ‘A – D’ | ‘E – H’ | ‘I – L’ | ‘M – P’ | ‘Q – T’ | ‘U – Z’ A – D Access management: Regulatory control of access to streets, roads, and highways from public roads and private driveways. Controls may include restrictions on the placement of interchanges, restrictions on the type, number, and location of access to roadways, and use of physical controls such as signals, channelization, and medians. Accessory dwelling unit: A separate, complete dwelling unit with its own entrance, kitchen, sleeping area, and full bathroom facilities, which is an attached or detached extension to an existing single-family structure. Adaptive use: The conversion of obsolete or historic buildings from their original or most recent use to a new use, for example, the conversion of former hospital or school buildings to residential use, or the conversion of an historic single-family home to office use.

Administrative approval: An official and binding decision delegated to government staff by elected or appointed public officials. Affordable housing: Housing that costs less than 30 percent of household income for low- and moderate-income households. Low income is typically defined as 60 percent or below Area Median Income, while moderate is defined as 60 – 80 percent of Area Median Income. Affordable housing may be provided by the market or subsidized by government or nonprofit organizations Air rights: The ownership or control of the volume of three-dimensional air space above a piece of land or existing building. Alternative energy sources: Energy derived from sources other than those that have historically provided the bulk of energy in a particular market or sector. Alternative energy sources may also produce less pollution or exhibit less price volatility than historic sources. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A federal law intended to provide disabled people with equitable living and working conditions. It prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified job applicants and workers who are or who become disa bled and als o sets requirements for handicapped accessibility. Ancillary retail: The retail sales of various products in a store or similar facility that is located within and is secondary to a health care facility, hotel, residential development and/or office or industrial complex for the purpose of serving residents, employees, patrons, and visitors. These uses can include pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments. Annexation: The incorporation of a land area into a municipal corporation with a resulting change in the corporate limits of that municipality. This is the process by which cities extend their municipal services, regulations, voting privileges, and taxing authority into new territory. Annexation can be voluntary (petitioned) or involuntary (city initiated).

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